CORNBREAD DRESSING
2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1  tsp. sugar
6 large eggs, divided
2 cups buttermilk
2 tbsp. bacon drippings or melted butter
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 bunches of green onions, chopped
4 celery ribs, chopped
1 (16 oz.) pkg. herb seasoned stuffing mix
5 (14 1/2 oz.) cans chicken broth
Combine first 5 ingredients, and, if desired, sugar in a large bowl.  Stir together 2 eggs and buttermilk; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.

Heat bacon drippings in a 10-inch skillet or 9-inch round cake pan in a 425 oven for 5 minutes.  Stir hot drippings into butter.  Pour into hot skillet.

Bake at 425 for 25 minutes or until golden brown; cool and crumble.  Freeze in a large heavy duty zip lock plastic bag up to 1 month, if desired.  Thaw if desired.

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add green onions and celery, and saute until tender. 

Stir together remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl, stir in cornbread, onion mixture, stuffing mix and broth until blended.

Spoon dressing into 1 lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish and 1 lightly greased 9-inch square baking dish.  Cover and freeze up to 3 months, if desired, thaw in refrigerator for 8 hours. 

Bake 13 x 9-inch dish, uncovered, at 350 for 1 hour or until lightly browned.  Bake 9-inch square baking dish, uncovered, 50 minutes or until lightly browned.
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